Brassiere and foundation garment



BRASSIERE AND FOUNDA Nov. 30, 1937.

. A. AMYVOT IION GARMENT Filed Dec.

INVENTOR LJ-A-AMYOT 6 (0]524W% ATTORNEY -Patent e 30,1937

PATENT OFF-ICE 2.100.932 v I BRASSIERE FOUNDATION Louis J. A. Amyot, Quebec, Province of Quebec,

Application December 2,1935, Serial No. 52,535

In Canada mm 25, 1935 3 Claims. c1; 2-42) This invention relates to improvements in brassires. More particularly, the invention consists in the provision of a perfectly fitting brassiere which will hold the breasts up without the Y being incorporated in the lower half of one of" the breast pockets, so that it supports the breast from below in a manner which eliminates the necessity of providing the brassire with tight fitting shoulder straps. Another feature of the invention consists in arranging the breast supporting panels so that 1 the Gothic contour thereof gives a pointed effect'to the'contour of the'breast pockets as a whole which contributes to perfect fitting of the garment.

' A still further feature consists in dividing the breast pocket; into upper and lower sections joined together by a line of faggoting which extends across the center of the breasts, the upper section of each pocket being cut on a bias to give a smooth rounded figure effect without un due pressure from above. a

reference will be had to the accompanying draw-.

ing in which Figure 1 is a viewlin front elevation of my improved garment. a

Figure 2 is a perspective view. Figure 3 is a view inrear elevation.

' Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional I view showingthe construction of the woven fabric from which the stiffening panels are made.

As shown in the drawing the breast pockets 5 of the brassiere are divided into upper and lower sections 6 and I joined together by a line of faggoting.8 which extends across the center of the breasts. The upper half of each pocket iscut on the bias to give a smooth fitting effect, while the lower half is provided with a relatively stifi supporting panel! having thecontour of a Gothic arch. Each panel 9 is made of a single thickness of woven fabric which is ribbed or corded as indicated at III to impart a substantial amount of'stiffness thereto. The panels are thus 5 made stiff enough to hold up and support'the' breasts without contributing anything material in the way ofadded bulkiness. These panels are inclined, as shown, so that their-.apices are directed toward the upper edge of the garment 10 and away from" the vertical medial line of the front portion. This particular shape and arrangement of the panels tends to give a pointed effect to the pockets as a'whole which, together with the faggotlng 8 and the bias cut of the 5 upper sections of the pockets, ensures perfect fitting. The two pockets are joined together atthe front of the garment in a vertical seam II which extends from the upper edge of the garment to the upper edge ofa narrow reinforcing fabric 20 I2 extending across the front of the garment be-- low the panels. Theouter vertical edges of the pockets 5 are joined to opposite ends ofa band I3 including an elastic insert I4. This band serves to hold the garment in place on the wearer with 5 sufficient give to prevent an uncomfortably tight fit. The garment may also be providedwith the usual shoulder straps IS. The band I! may be in one piece or may be divided to provide separable portions "a and ltlradapted to be secured to- 0 gether by suitable fastenings I of the hook and eye yp It has been found advantageous to make the panels 9 of the particular type of stiffened woven fabric shown in Figure 4. As here shown, rela'- 35 tively heavy textile cords l I are laid in the fabric to form stiflening ribs I. on the face of the fabric, while leaving the back off the fabric substantially smooth and fiat throughout its entire area. In order to accomplish this the fabric is 40 woven on a loom with two warps l8 and I9, hereinafter termed the top andbottom warps. Both warps are initially interwoven with the weft threads 20 to provide a flexible section 2|, and the bottom warp I9 is then permitted to lie idle 45 while the top warp I8 is interwoven with the ened cord in place between, its, covering 22 and 5 the bottom warp portion Ila. After similar in'- corporation of the remaining cords required to make up the stiifened section of the fabric both "of the warps II and ISare again interwoven 5 with the weft threads to provide a second plain or flexible section 25. In weaving the fabric described herein'the ribbed coverings 22 are beaten up during the weaving operation so that the stifl'ening ribs formed by insertion of the cords 1.0 I I will stand out on the face of the fabric and leave the back of the fabric substantially smooth and flat throughout its entire area. The panels cut from this fabric are incorporated in the brassire so that the smooth back surface con- 15 tacts the body of the wearer, the stiffening ribs being disposed more or less vertically so as to support the breast in the same manner as the stiifening bones heretofore employed in this class of garment. As shown in vFigure 1 the panels 20 may be cut from the fabric so that each panel includes a corded or stiffened intermediate section II and flexible side sections Illa and Ill).

While the various features of the present invention have been described as embodied in a 25 brassiere, it will be apparent these features may be used either singly or in various combinations in the bust section of corsets and similar foundation garments.

Having thus described my invention, what I 30 claim is:

s 1. A brassiere presenting breast pockets of soft fabric material divided into upper and lower sections joined together by a line of faggoting which extends across the centre of the breasts, thetwo 35, sections of each pocket being joined to corresponding sections of the companion pocket in a central vertical seam extending a substantial distance above and below the line of faggoting,

the upper section of each pocket being cut on the bias to give a smooth rounded figure effect without undue pressure from above and a relatively stiff breast supporting panel in the lower section of each pocket comprising an insert of 5 woven fabric material stiffened by vertically extending textile stiifening cords laid in the fabric to form closelyspaced stiffening ribs .on the face of the fabric while leaving the back of the fabric substantially smooth and flat, said garment being further characterized in that each panel has the contour of a Gothic arch and is inclined so that the apex of thearch is directed toward the v upper edge of the garment and away from said central vertical seam.

2. A brassiere as set forth in claim 1 including a band of reinforcing fabric ,extending across the front of the garment below the panels and lower sections of the pockets, said panels and pocket sections having. their lower edges stitched to the upper edge of said band.-

3. A brassiere presenting breast pockets of soft material divided into upper andlower sections joined together by a line of faggoting which extends across. the centre of the breasts,

the two sections of each pocket being'joined to corresponding sections of the companion pocket in a vertical seam extending a substantial distance above and below the line of faggoting, the

upper section of each pocket being cut on the biaseto give a smooth rounded figure eflect without undue pressure from above and a relatively stiif breast supporting panel in the lower section of each pocket comprising an insert of woven fabric stiffened by substantially vertical textile stiffening cords forming stiffening ribs on the face of the fabric. I

' LOUIS J. A. AMYOT. 

